Berny, I dont have the same perception, that ISAF and MNAs only think about big boats and offshore racing. Here in Norway it is the other way around, a very strong focus on the olympics, recruiting young racers and not much else. The offshore racers and bigboaters have the resources to fix things for themselves. It might look like the big boaters is the focus group due to media coverage (thats vere the money is), but our MNA dont invest much in them. Our sailing federation also care about access and clubs. Just this fall the sailing federation supported a club with both resources and political pressure. Some developers wanted to fill the canal they used to access the fjord and build houses. So, there obviously are differences between nations. One of the advantages of being involved with a "small" sport is the ability to get involved at a pretty high level quite fast..
